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  If you were to describe your life at the moment, how many of us would use the word ‘busy.’ How many of you have never ending ‘to;do’ lists? If someone asks you how you are – How many of you would reply ‘Good….but*busy.’ Why are we so obsessed with packing our schedules, thinking a … read more

Relationship intimacy; we all want it, right? Well check out this amazing list of 60+ tips from 20 Australia Counselling relationship experts. Source: 60+ Relationship Intimacy Tips From 20 Therapists

When I read Brené Brown’s books, watch her videos, and witness how the people around me react to what Brené has to say, in some ways it feels like Brené has done the equivalent of introducing our modern society to the color blue. Source: The Reckoning, the Rumble, the Revolution: Brené Brown’s Rising Strong | Pam Stucky

Shame is a powerful emotion that can have trans-generational effects. It is not easy to talk about, but in this entry by Guest Blogger Andrea Szász that’s exactly what she does, sharing important insights into how we can work with our own shame, and that of clients. Source: ACF Blog for Professionals – Practicing Shame … read more

Happy Mother’s Day! For all of us! Some of us did not have the nurturing experience and had to re-mother/ parent themselves. Some never gave birth to anyone but mothered and nurtured so many. Some lost their mum’s too early or never even met them. We all have our own experiences. I am one of … read more

This is the second part of trauma education by my friend and colleague and fellow Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner: Barbara Schmidt check out her website:  www.counsellingsomatic.com.au. When someone is stressed out & irrational it makes sense to explore negative thinking and to help that person to return to rational thinking (CBT). In Trauma however the frontal … read more

I often see clients suffering from all sort of problems and often they feel untreatable. Most often then not they experienced adversity in childhood. Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or … read more

Sensations: Speaking the Secret Language of the Body.

Exciting news coming regarding the The Foundations of Well-Being program! Stay tuned 🙂 I want you to know about Dr. Rick Hanson’s new online, experiential program – The Foundations of Well-Being (http://www.rickhanson.net/teaching/foundations-program/) – which will hardwire more happiness, resilience, self-worth, love, and peace into your brain and your life. Start this October, it’s a year … read more

Great blog post by Jodie Gale: Creative Spaces: Inside 25 Counselling & Psychotherapy Rooms Published September 22, 2014 | By Jodie Welcome to my blog series Therapy Rocks! To celebrate National Psychotherapy Day on September 25, I have collected images of therapists’ counselling and psychotherapy rooms from around the globe. Gone are the days of the blank … read more

  I am very exited about running The Daring Way™ workshop in South Pacific Private. We teamed up to offer this hugely popular program in America to the Australian community as well. This program definietly turned my life around. Courage become my driving force 🙂 and more things then ever before become possible. Previous participants … read more

Hello, Recently I attended to the Childhood Trauma Foundation’s amazing conference. The speakers and presenters, many of them presenting in this online course as well, inspired me so much that; I wanted to tell you about a great new online program: http://www.rickhanson.net/BraveTherapy/foundations-program Starting this October, the experiential, yearlong Foundations program will hardwire more happiness, resilience, … read more

Hello, I wanted to tell you about a great new online program: http://www.rickhanson.net/BraveTherapy/foundations-program Starting this October, the experiential, yearlong Foundations program will hardwire more happiness, resilience, self-worth, love, and peace into your brain and your life. It’s taught by Rick Hanson, Ph.D. Rick is a Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC … read more

signs for heading for a relapse

Twitter handles: @MindfulWomen and @BraveTherapy About the Childhood Trauma Conference via The Australia Childhood Foundation “In the brain, the collective actions of individual nerve cells connect in intricate networks to shape behaviour, form and retrieve memories, evoke emotions, react to danger and build relationships with others. Knowledge about brain-body science has challenged and resourced exciting … read more